Funeral arrangements have been made for the Virginia State Police Lieutenant and Trooper-Pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Albemarle County Saturday. A Virginia State Police helicopter crashed into a wooded area near a home on Old Farm Road....

Federal investigations are looking into whether African-American students are discriminated against by Virginia school systems. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that as of April, the U.S. education department's Civil Rights office opened probes into...

After years of working to brand itself as a modern millennial hangout, the family-friendly chain Applebee's is reversing course. It's bringing back all-you-can-eat specials and doubling down on discounts such as its "2 for 20" menu.

When school starts Sept. 5, Hampton teenagers will enter newly revamped freshman classes that will ask them to start making decisions that could impact the rest of their working lives. This fall, every freshman in Hampton will enter into freshmen...

Dennis, Newport News: Just wanted to compliment you on Wednesday's paper about the planes landing on the Ford for the first time. You can never do enough stories on the aircraft carriers and submarines. Well done, as usual. Keep up the good work.

Friday's Daily Press front page featured stories about a possible grand larceny at the Gloucester school bus garage and about the leadership of the embattled Newport News Airport Commission being questioned.

In an effort to improve safety and mitigate congestion, the Virginia Department of Transportation is rolling out a new traffic pattern. Starting Thursday, drivers on I-64 westbound exiting onto Jefferson Avenue (Exit 255) will have an extra exit...

Newport News has received another $2.5 million in surplus federal grant money to improve the information systems behind traffic signals. Once it's rolled out, the project is supposed to upgrade traffic signals and make traffic more efficient,...

A man won $1 million while vacationing at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg late last month, lottery officials said. Jonathan Jones, of Washington D.C., told officials he was enjoying a Busch Gardens vacation with his family when he stopped at Terrace...

A Gloucester Point man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in the beating death of a 4-year-old girl. Carl Michael Cottee Jr., 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse charges in March under an Alford plea — a plea...

Donna: Just wanted to suggest that when using a name like "Werowocomoco" in an article ("Opening Gloucester National Park will take years") that you also spell in phonically so that those who are new to the area and/or are a little rusty on their early American history will have...

Authorities say a Virginia man sold assorted candies laced with marijuana out of a booth at a fair in Maryland. The Frederick News-Post reported that Robert Andrew Cody McGee, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Frederick County Circuit Court to possession of...

The 13-episode series "13 Reasons Why," has captured the imagination of kids across the country. Now a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that within the same three weeks, internet searches about suicide were significantly higher...

Fights are being waged in courts across Virginia about whether inmates serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles deserve a chance for release in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

Aldi will open its new Gloucester store on Aug. 10, the grocer announced. The store, at 7176 George Washington Memorial Highway next to Fox Mill Centre, will host a ribbon-cutting and grand opening with giveaways and samples. The first 100 customers will...

Fewer people are buying guns, and experts point to politics. Gun owners, worried their rights would be taken away with a Democrat in office, scrambled to buy guns before the 2016 presidential election.

A man was shot near North King Street and Rip Rap Road Saturday. The 27-year-old man was in the area of North King Street and Rip Rap Road when he was shot by someone he knew, police spokeswoman Ashley Jenrette said.

An 18-year-old Newport News woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Hampton, according to police. Hampton police spokeswoman said someone in a car fired several shots toward an apartment complex, hitting the woman.